Disclaimer: Jack is still with Disney, filming Pirates II, so he's not
mine until he's done.
AN: Okay, I might have miscounted. There are now two chapters left after this one, if you count an epilogue as a chapter. Then it's off to part four, people! Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 11: Port Royal:
It took them about a week to get to Port Royal. It was noon when they sailed to the back of the island, and Jack had the crew ready two rowboats: one for him and Lara, and one for Thomas and his guards. Jack was not taking any chances of Thomas kidnapping his wife again from right under his nose.
After making sure that Thomas was securely clapped in irons, and with four of the strongest crewmembers to guard him, the seven of them set off towards the shore. When the two boats finally ran aground, Scar had to physically drag Thomas out of the boat and then lug him the whole journey to the edge of town. By the time they got to the Governor's house, it was after dark.
When they arrived at the front gate of the mansion, there were two guards, fully armed, guarding the gate. Jack nudged Lara, signaling that she should handle this. Lara simply sighed, nodded, and led the way up towards the front gate. The guards noticed Lara and her group approaching and quickly snapped their rifles down to point at them.
"Halt!" demanded an officer. "Who goes there?"
Lara blinked at the guard; he sounded familiar. "Franklin, is that you?" she asked, squinting at the guard.
The guard jerked in surprise. "Lara? What are you doing here?"
Lara relaxed a bit. "Oh, I just nearby and I came to see how everyone was doing here in Port Royal," she told her friend. Franklin had always been a guard of the Governor and a close friend to her.
He smiled at her, lowering his weapon before motioning for his fellow soldier to do the same. "Well, how are you? You certainly look well. What have you been up to for the past two years?"
Lara smiled back at him. "Oh, you know, traveling here and there," she replied. She motioned towards Jack and the Pearl's crewmembers. "I really need to see the Governor and Commodore Norrington about something important. Are they here? If not, do you know where I could find them?"
Franklin nodded. "Yes, they're here. The Governor invited the Commodore and the Turner family over for dinner tonight. Should I announce you and your friends?"
"No, that's alright," Lara said, waving him to stay put. "We'll just go right in." Franklin nodded as she motioned for Jack and her friends to follow her.
Jack came up beside her. "That was close, luv," he whispered. "I thought I'd have to shoot them so we could get in!"
Lara chuckled softly. "I'm just lucky that I knew one of the guards," she whispered back. "Also, we're lucky that it's really dark out here so that they couldn't see that we're pirates, or see the crewmembers holding Thomas."
Jack nodded. "Well, we would have been able to take 'em if ye couldn't get us in."
Lara just chuckled again as she led them up to the front door and knocked. The butler, Warren, opened the door and gawked.
"Miss Lara?" he asked in surprise. "What are you doing here? And who are these people?"
"Warren, I really must speak with the Governor and Commodore at once, it's very important," she said.
The butler hesitated for a moment before nodding and allowing them inside. His eyes nearly fell out of his head when he saw that they were mostly pirates, but he managed to regain his composure. "Please wait here while I announce your presence." He quickly walked off towards the parlor door. Lara could hear Billy and Elizabeth laughing at something before her eyes clouded over with unshed tears. She had greatly missed her friends and her little 'nephew.' After a moment of waiting, Lara felt something collide with her legs.
"Lara!" cried a small voice. Billy wrapped his small arms around her legs and smiled, his white baby teeth showing.
Lara chuckled as she swept the small boy up in her arms. "Hello, little lad!" she exclaimed, hugging him. "How are you?"
"Fine," Billy replied. He looked around and spotted Jack. "Jack!" he cried, reaching out for the pirate.
Jack laughed and reached for the little boy. "Hello, Billy-Boy!" he said, taking the boy from Lara. "Did ye miss me?"
Billy nodded. "Will you pway wiff me?"
"He'd better not," Thomas replied from his post between Scar and Prickly. "That pirate might just drop the boy on his head, being the clumsy man that he is." He winced when his guards squeezed his arms in a silent threat.
Billy frowned at the man before looking questioningly up at his 'aunt' and 'uncle.' Jack just smiled at him. "Don't pay attention to him, lad," he said, bouncing the boy in his arms. "He's just a very sick, very bad man." Billy nodded at him.
"Lara! Jack!" exclaimed several voices. Elizabeth, Will, Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington came into the room. Elizabeth grabbed Jack, complete with Billy, in a hug as Will came over and hugged Lara. The Governor waited until Will had released Lara before hugging her as well. The Commodore simply looked on coldly.
"Lara, my dear, you look wonderful!" the Governor exclaimed. "Pirate life agrees with you, it seems."
Lara chuckled. "I never thought that those words would come from you, sir."
"Yes, well, times change," the Governor said, smiling at her. He turned around and saw the four crewmembers of the Pearl holding Thomas between them. His eyes widened in surprise. "Thomas Pierce! What have you been doing this past month after your escape from your doctors?" Will and Elizabeth also turned around and frowned at the prisoner.
"Yes, Thomas," Elizabeth said, her voice tight with suspicion. "What have you been doing?"
"Kidnapping my wife and holding her prisoner, that's what," Jack said, anger lacing his voice as he held Billy further away from the madman. The Turners, Governor Swann, and the Commodore all stared at him.
"What?" Governor Swann asked in shock. "That's impossible! Mr. Pierce is not that sort of man!"
Lara nodded her head. "It's true, sir," she said. "He kidnapped me from the Black Pearl and kept me in a cave for eight long days before Jack and his crewmembers were able to rescue me."
Norrington shook his head. "Mr. Pierce, I'm very disappointed in you," he said, coldly looking down at the prisoner. "I would have returned you to your place in the Navy had you recovered, but now I'm afraid that will never happen."
Thomas stared at his former commander in disbelief. "Sir, you can't do that! I was only doing what was right! I had to take her away from that horrible life!"
"Kidnapping a woman whose marriage is the only thing keeping pirates from attacking Port Royal is hardly an appropriate act, Mr. Pierce," Norrington said, frost practically forming on his words; they were that cold. He turned towards Thomas's guards. "If you four would be so kind as to accompany me to the prison with Mr. Pierce, I would be very grateful." The four pirates looked at him with suspicion. Norrington sighed. "You have my word that you will not join him in the jail cells." The four pirates nodded. Commodore Norrington then proceeded to lead them out of the mansion and towards the town jail. The Sparrows, Turners, and Governor Swann watched them leave.
"Sir, is it wise to let my four crewmen follow the Commodore to the prison?" Jack asked the Governor. "He might 'accidentally' toss them in with Thomas, and if that happens, I can't be responsible for Thomas's untimely death if that happens."
The Governor shook his head. "No need to worry, Captain," he replied. "Unlike Thomas, the Commodore is not willing to risk the safety of the town just to put away a few pirates from your crew." Jack just nodded.
"Well, why don't we go to the parlor and talk about what's happened over the past few months since we've seen each other?" said Elizabeth, motioning towards the parlor.
A few moments later, they were all comfortably situated in the Governor's parlor with cups of tea in their hands. Jack didn't look happy about having to drink tea, but he would put up with it, especially since Billy was sitting between him and Lara on the couch. Occasionally, Lara would hand Billy a small cookie, or let him drink from her cup. Elizabeth couldn't help but notice.
"Lara, you are so good with Billy," she said, setting aside her empty tea cup. "I can't wait for you to have your own children!"
Jack and Lara exchanged a smile. "Well, lass," said Jack, "ye should be happy to know that ye only have to wait until spring before that happens." Elizabeth, Will, and the Governor froze.
"What did you say?" Will said.
Jack switched places with Billy so that he would be sitting next to his wife. He instantly put his arms around her and smiled. "In six months, the lass and I are going to have our own little Sparrow," he said.
A quiet moment of shock passed before everyone was congratulating them on the new baby, and Billy was jumping around because his parents, Uncle Jack, Aunt Lara, and Grandfather were so happy. After everyone had settled down, Jack and Lara told of what had happened over the past few days, from Lara's kidnapping to her rescue in a Tortuga tavern.
Will chuckled. "Its funny how all of our adventures usually end up with us going back to Tortuga, isn't it?" Everyone else chuckled as well.
"That it is, lad," Jack said, his arms wrapped around his wife, who was leaning comfortably into his shoulder.
"Well, it's late, and we should all be heading to bed," said Elizabeth, who was holding a yawning Billy in her arms. Everyone else nodded and stood up. "Jack, Lara, why don't you stay with us?"
"I'd love to, Lizzie, but I doubt that you have enough room to put us up as well as our four crewmembers," Lara said, smiling.
"I wouldn't worry too much, luv," Jack said. "They've probably found the nearest tavern by now and will be nice and cozy in an inn by midnight." He grinned at his wife's confused face. "I gave them enough money on the ship for them to do that, luv, no worries. They've all promised to be good while in town." Lara smiled and nodded before taking his hand and following the Turners to their home for the night.
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AN: Short chapter, I know, but the next one will be good, I promise! After that one comes the epilogue and then it's off to the fourth part of the series! Anyway, please leave a review! It makes me so happy during my homework moments!
AN: Okay, I might have miscounted. There are now two chapters left after this one, if you count an epilogue as a chapter. Then it's off to part four, people! Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 11: Port Royal:
It took them about a week to get to Port Royal. It was noon when they sailed to the back of the island, and Jack had the crew ready two rowboats: one for him and Lara, and one for Thomas and his guards. Jack was not taking any chances of Thomas kidnapping his wife again from right under his nose.
After making sure that Thomas was securely clapped in irons, and with four of the strongest crewmembers to guard him, the seven of them set off towards the shore. When the two boats finally ran aground, Scar had to physically drag Thomas out of the boat and then lug him the whole journey to the edge of town. By the time they got to the Governor's house, it was after dark.
When they arrived at the front gate of the mansion, there were two guards, fully armed, guarding the gate. Jack nudged Lara, signaling that she should handle this. Lara simply sighed, nodded, and led the way up towards the front gate. The guards noticed Lara and her group approaching and quickly snapped their rifles down to point at them.
"Halt!" demanded an officer. "Who goes there?"
Lara blinked at the guard; he sounded familiar. "Franklin, is that you?" she asked, squinting at the guard.
The guard jerked in surprise. "Lara? What are you doing here?"
Lara relaxed a bit. "Oh, I just nearby and I came to see how everyone was doing here in Port Royal," she told her friend. Franklin had always been a guard of the Governor and a close friend to her.
He smiled at her, lowering his weapon before motioning for his fellow soldier to do the same. "Well, how are you? You certainly look well. What have you been up to for the past two years?"
Lara smiled back at him. "Oh, you know, traveling here and there," she replied. She motioned towards Jack and the Pearl's crewmembers. "I really need to see the Governor and Commodore Norrington about something important. Are they here? If not, do you know where I could find them?"
Franklin nodded. "Yes, they're here. The Governor invited the Commodore and the Turner family over for dinner tonight. Should I announce you and your friends?"
"No, that's alright," Lara said, waving him to stay put. "We'll just go right in." Franklin nodded as she motioned for Jack and her friends to follow her.
Jack came up beside her. "That was close, luv," he whispered. "I thought I'd have to shoot them so we could get in!"
Lara chuckled softly. "I'm just lucky that I knew one of the guards," she whispered back. "Also, we're lucky that it's really dark out here so that they couldn't see that we're pirates, or see the crewmembers holding Thomas."
Jack nodded. "Well, we would have been able to take 'em if ye couldn't get us in."
Lara just chuckled again as she led them up to the front door and knocked. The butler, Warren, opened the door and gawked.
"Miss Lara?" he asked in surprise. "What are you doing here? And who are these people?"
"Warren, I really must speak with the Governor and Commodore at once, it's very important," she said.
The butler hesitated for a moment before nodding and allowing them inside. His eyes nearly fell out of his head when he saw that they were mostly pirates, but he managed to regain his composure. "Please wait here while I announce your presence." He quickly walked off towards the parlor door. Lara could hear Billy and Elizabeth laughing at something before her eyes clouded over with unshed tears. She had greatly missed her friends and her little 'nephew.' After a moment of waiting, Lara felt something collide with her legs.
"Lara!" cried a small voice. Billy wrapped his small arms around her legs and smiled, his white baby teeth showing.
Lara chuckled as she swept the small boy up in her arms. "Hello, little lad!" she exclaimed, hugging him. "How are you?"
"Fine," Billy replied. He looked around and spotted Jack. "Jack!" he cried, reaching out for the pirate.
Jack laughed and reached for the little boy. "Hello, Billy-Boy!" he said, taking the boy from Lara. "Did ye miss me?"
Billy nodded. "Will you pway wiff me?"
"He'd better not," Thomas replied from his post between Scar and Prickly. "That pirate might just drop the boy on his head, being the clumsy man that he is." He winced when his guards squeezed his arms in a silent threat.
Billy frowned at the man before looking questioningly up at his 'aunt' and 'uncle.' Jack just smiled at him. "Don't pay attention to him, lad," he said, bouncing the boy in his arms. "He's just a very sick, very bad man." Billy nodded at him.
"Lara! Jack!" exclaimed several voices. Elizabeth, Will, Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington came into the room. Elizabeth grabbed Jack, complete with Billy, in a hug as Will came over and hugged Lara. The Governor waited until Will had released Lara before hugging her as well. The Commodore simply looked on coldly.
"Lara, my dear, you look wonderful!" the Governor exclaimed. "Pirate life agrees with you, it seems."
Lara chuckled. "I never thought that those words would come from you, sir."
"Yes, well, times change," the Governor said, smiling at her. He turned around and saw the four crewmembers of the Pearl holding Thomas between them. His eyes widened in surprise. "Thomas Pierce! What have you been doing this past month after your escape from your doctors?" Will and Elizabeth also turned around and frowned at the prisoner.
"Yes, Thomas," Elizabeth said, her voice tight with suspicion. "What have you been doing?"
"Kidnapping my wife and holding her prisoner, that's what," Jack said, anger lacing his voice as he held Billy further away from the madman. The Turners, Governor Swann, and the Commodore all stared at him.
"What?" Governor Swann asked in shock. "That's impossible! Mr. Pierce is not that sort of man!"
Lara nodded her head. "It's true, sir," she said. "He kidnapped me from the Black Pearl and kept me in a cave for eight long days before Jack and his crewmembers were able to rescue me."
Norrington shook his head. "Mr. Pierce, I'm very disappointed in you," he said, coldly looking down at the prisoner. "I would have returned you to your place in the Navy had you recovered, but now I'm afraid that will never happen."
Thomas stared at his former commander in disbelief. "Sir, you can't do that! I was only doing what was right! I had to take her away from that horrible life!"
"Kidnapping a woman whose marriage is the only thing keeping pirates from attacking Port Royal is hardly an appropriate act, Mr. Pierce," Norrington said, frost practically forming on his words; they were that cold. He turned towards Thomas's guards. "If you four would be so kind as to accompany me to the prison with Mr. Pierce, I would be very grateful." The four pirates looked at him with suspicion. Norrington sighed. "You have my word that you will not join him in the jail cells." The four pirates nodded. Commodore Norrington then proceeded to lead them out of the mansion and towards the town jail. The Sparrows, Turners, and Governor Swann watched them leave.
"Sir, is it wise to let my four crewmen follow the Commodore to the prison?" Jack asked the Governor. "He might 'accidentally' toss them in with Thomas, and if that happens, I can't be responsible for Thomas's untimely death if that happens."
The Governor shook his head. "No need to worry, Captain," he replied. "Unlike Thomas, the Commodore is not willing to risk the safety of the town just to put away a few pirates from your crew." Jack just nodded.
"Well, why don't we go to the parlor and talk about what's happened over the past few months since we've seen each other?" said Elizabeth, motioning towards the parlor.
A few moments later, they were all comfortably situated in the Governor's parlor with cups of tea in their hands. Jack didn't look happy about having to drink tea, but he would put up with it, especially since Billy was sitting between him and Lara on the couch. Occasionally, Lara would hand Billy a small cookie, or let him drink from her cup. Elizabeth couldn't help but notice.
"Lara, you are so good with Billy," she said, setting aside her empty tea cup. "I can't wait for you to have your own children!"
Jack and Lara exchanged a smile. "Well, lass," said Jack, "ye should be happy to know that ye only have to wait until spring before that happens." Elizabeth, Will, and the Governor froze.
"What did you say?" Will said.
Jack switched places with Billy so that he would be sitting next to his wife. He instantly put his arms around her and smiled. "In six months, the lass and I are going to have our own little Sparrow," he said.
A quiet moment of shock passed before everyone was congratulating them on the new baby, and Billy was jumping around because his parents, Uncle Jack, Aunt Lara, and Grandfather were so happy. After everyone had settled down, Jack and Lara told of what had happened over the past few days, from Lara's kidnapping to her rescue in a Tortuga tavern.
Will chuckled. "Its funny how all of our adventures usually end up with us going back to Tortuga, isn't it?" Everyone else chuckled as well.
"That it is, lad," Jack said, his arms wrapped around his wife, who was leaning comfortably into his shoulder.
"Well, it's late, and we should all be heading to bed," said Elizabeth, who was holding a yawning Billy in her arms. Everyone else nodded and stood up. "Jack, Lara, why don't you stay with us?"
"I'd love to, Lizzie, but I doubt that you have enough room to put us up as well as our four crewmembers," Lara said, smiling.
"I wouldn't worry too much, luv," Jack said. "They've probably found the nearest tavern by now and will be nice and cozy in an inn by midnight." He grinned at his wife's confused face. "I gave them enough money on the ship for them to do that, luv, no worries. They've all promised to be good while in town." Lara smiled and nodded before taking his hand and following the Turners to their home for the night.
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AN: Short chapter, I know, but the next one will be good, I promise! After that one comes the epilogue and then it's off to the fourth part of the series! Anyway, please leave a review! It makes me so happy during my homework moments!